Dresden vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$3957
🏠 One person rent
$706
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$1744
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$1964
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
65
40
😀 Quality of life
92
81
🏙️ Population
566K
284K

The cost of living in Dresden is 10% less expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 3968th and 3267th ($1531 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 1st in Germany and Slovenia, respectively. Check Germany vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.2 months in Ljubljana. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 117th and 678th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Ljubljana

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Dresden Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$3.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$37.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$6582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$5043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$8.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$14660

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Kranj
$1406
57 km or 36 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1425
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1375
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1434
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1661
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1360
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1677
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1448
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1430
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1483
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$1054
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1317
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1485
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1708
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$952
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1417
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1391
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1592
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$676
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1500
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$1171
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1809
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1611
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1671
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1716
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$875
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$723
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1944
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1855
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$629
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1457